Taking a dig at the Centre, the RJD chief said that after the Bihar government conducted the caste census, the central government woke up and focused on the benefit of Bahujans
Leaders of the current era like JD(U) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD head Lalu Prasad, although products of the Mandal era, often call Thakur their mentor
The two have been asked to depose at the Enforcement Directorate office on Bank Road in the capital. The duo had skipped the earlier summonses issued in this case
Earlier on January 15, RJD leader and Bihar Deputy CM Tejashvi Yadav said that the BJP had become nervous after the formation of the INDIA bloc
The alleged scam pertains to the period when Prasad was the railway minister in the UPA-1 government
Leaders had a tough time fending off queries about whether speculations of a rift between Kumar and Lalan, on account of growing proximity of the latter towardsn Lalu Prasad, had a grain of truth
The alleged scam pertains to the period when Prasad was the railway minister in the UPA-1 government
While Tejashwi has been asked to depose on December 22, Prasad has been asked to appear on December 27 to record their statements under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Special judge Vishal Gogne asked the CBI to file a reply on pleas of eight accused seeking supply of deficient documents
"The meeting has now been rescheduled to December 17," said Prasad, a staunch ally of the Congress and also known to be close to the Nehru-Gandhi family
"Shame on the government that hates Sanatan for the vote bank," the post added
Katyal was detained by the agency on Friday and was arrested after questioning, they said. He is expected to be produced before a local court where the ED will seek his custody for interrogation
Lalu Prasad and Jayalalithaa took a similar approach when facing arrest, but Arvind Kejriwal is contemplating a rather unconventional path
The court had on Sept 22 summoned the accused after taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed against them and other accused, saying the evidence prima facie showed commission of various offences
CPI general secretary D Raja met RJD president Lalu Prasad, and held discussions on stepping up the fight against the ruling BJP at the Centre
The allusion was apparently to Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur, who had called Nathu Ram Godse a "patriot", only to retract later under mounting public criticism
Recently, the CBI has filed a chargesheet in the alleged Land for Job scam case against Lalu Prasad Yadav including his son Tejashwi Yadav and others
CBI further submitted that the remaining sanctions are expected to be received within a week. Noting the submissions, the Court listed the matter for further hearing on September 21
He also questioned what benefit the common people of India will get from the G20 summit
Gandhi and Prasad also discussed politics and exchanged views on "hate being spread"